Iraq: ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse
February 17, 2026
February 17, 2026
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Iraq: ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse
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(Beirut) - The United States transferred 5,700 detainees held for alleged ISIS affiliation from Northeast Syria to Iraq, where they are at risk of enforced disappearance, unfair trials, torture, ill-treatment, and violations of the right to life, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Iraq: ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse
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(Beirut) - The United States transferred 5,700 detainees held for alleged ISIS affiliation from Northeast Syria to Iraq, where they are at risk of enforced disappearance, unfair trials, torture, ill-treatment, and violations of the right to life, Human Rights Watch said today.
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